Deuteronomy 32:2

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“My doctrine will drop as the rain. My speech will condense as the dew, as the misty rain on the tender grass, as the showers on the herb.”

— WEB

“My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:”

— KJV

“My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb.”

— ASV

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Job 29:22-23 "After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them."
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1 Corinthians 3:6-8 "I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase."
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Commentary

My doctrine shall drop, &c.--The language may justly be taken as uttered in the form of a wish or prayer, and the comparison of wholesome instruction to the pure, gentle, and insinuating influence of rain or dew, is frequently made by the sacred writers (Isa 5:6; Isa 55:10-11).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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